Explore the limitations of Joel Mokyr's narrative on science, technology, and economic growth, emphasizing broader societal influences and historical complexities.

No one has yet created a fully functioning artificial cell. But a research team at Aarhus University has taken a step in that ...

Marko’s departure follows the shock exit of former Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner in July. With both having been founding members of the team dating back to 2005, the events of this ...

The nanomechanics at IMDEA Nanociencia are getting ready their engines for the international Nanocar Race II. The research groups led by David Écija and Emilio M. Pérez at IMDEA Nanociencia (Madrid) ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a tool that can “feel” surfaces at the scale of atoms and molecules, but it has always been slow, hard to use, and limited to expert labs. These challenges make it ...

With the advent of generative AI (genAI), the potential scope of artificial intelligence has increased dramatically, but the future effect of genAI on productivity remains uncertain. The effect of the ...

The human pursuit to unravel what cannot be seen has been the driving force behind almost every great invention that improves our lives today. This inclination to be curious also led to the invention ...

A new Federal Reserve Board staff paper concludes that generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) holds significant promise for boosting U.S. productivity, but cautions that its widespread economic ...

Generative AI may yet live up to the hype. Such is the cautiously hopeful verdict from a new Federal Reserve discussion paper evaluating whether artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT are ...